Real-time traffic updates through radio on NH soon: Gadkari

To provide real time traffic updates to commuters, government will start highway radio services on various national highways spread across 13 states.

Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said in Lok Sabha today that highway radio services has been started on the Delhi-Jaipur highway.

Phase I of the pilot project on Highway Advisory Services to provide real time traffic updates was implemented on Delhi-Jaipur NH-8 and the pilot project was implemented under the World Bank Technical Assistance programme, he added.

During Question Hour, Gadkari said highway radio services would be started on various national highways spread across 13 states.

“Phase II of the pilot project, which is also being funded under the World Bank Technical Assistance programme, wherein the pilot will be implemented on more stretches, has been approved,” he noted.

The project’s Phase I was implemented from March 10 to October 10 last year.

“Through All India Radio stations in Delhi, Alwar and Jaipur, real time traffic updates of duration five minutes each, was provided in 18 bulletins every day. Read More…